MECHWARRIOR 4 COMPILATION ARTICLES

July 9, 2009 - The MechWarrior floodgates seem to have completely flung open after years of silence. After our exclusive reveal of the latest chapter of the MechWarrior universe, Smith & Tinker added its own special way of commemorating BattleTech's 25th anniversary. In a small news post on its website, Smith & Tinker stated that it had "authorized MekTek.net and MekTek Studios to distribute MechWarrior 4 (along with its expansion packs) completely free." The announcement did not state a particular date that the game and its packs would be released, however.

March 21, 2003 - Bulletin boards can be good and they can be bad. I'm a huge MechWarrior fan, so instead of saying anything and letting my bias taint you, let me just cut and paste the official word from "Von," FASA employee extraordinaire who graced the Dropship Command message boards to drop a real bomb today.

February 27, 2003 - If there's one thing I've learned in my time as an online entertainment
writer it's this: If a project involves anything remotely resembling giant
robots, it has to be cool. Filmmaker Dean Devlin
(Eight Legged Freaks, Independence Day, The Patriot)
would probably agree. According to today's Hollywood Reporter, Devlin
has just signed on to produce a feature film based on the popular gaming
franchise MechWarrior. Paramount Pictures is in talks to snag the
rights to the property from Wiz Kids, the game's Seattle-based developer,
for Devlin's Electric
Entertainment.

January 8, 2002 - Microsoft announced today that they have made a trial mutliplayer version of the MechWarrior 4: Black Knight expansion pack available for download on their website. Those that liked MW4 and never got around to taking a look at the expansion pack will want take a hold and strangle the hell out of this opportunity to see if you want to buy the full version of this very strong game.

October 26, 2001 - MechWarrior 4 was good. Logic then dictates that anything that would add upon MechWarrior 4 should also be good. Black Knight is an expansion to MechWarrior 4. By mathematical deduction, the hypotenuse of right triangle squared would then be equal to the sum of the squared sides of that triangle. Well, that, or Black Knight should, by all respects, also be good (I'm sure it's one of the two, but I was never any good with word problems).

October 12, 2001 - MechWarrior. No other single name in gaming creates such an immense release of endorphins for yours truly. I spent literally months on MechWarrior 2 alone, reading every piece of history (and immediately forgetting it) and playing through every mission, trying to pilot my Mech as a true MechWarrior would and not as a gamer.

September 21, 2001 - Everyone knows how much we liked MechWarrior 4. But no one's certain yet how much we'll like the upcoming expansion. Microsoft released a whole lot of details today on the brand new MechWarrior 4: Black Knight website. The new site includes details on the five new mechs added to the game and the new multiplayer modes. There are even screens of the game and some snippets of the story. Look for more details on IGNPC in the future.

June 14, 2001 - Microsoft
announced today that the long-awaited expansion pack for their hit
futuristic combat sim, MechWarrior 4, will
be available throughout North American retail stores starting this
upcoming fall. The expansion pack, dubbed MechWarrior 4: Black Knight,
will not only add on to the already impressive selection of mechs and
vehicles, but also allow more customizable mechs, an improved multiplayer
mode, and of course a new single-player campaign. Get excited. For more
information on Black Knight, check out the official Microsoft website here.

May 14, 2001 - It takes four companies to even agree on this but we're glad that they finally made it happen. They haven't released any details on when we can expect the show but work is under way for a "one-hour action adventure series" using the MechWarrior license. The show "chronicles the lives of two intergalactic princes as they are forced to work together to repel the return of banished marauders at the edge of the galaxy."

January 31, 2001 - Who here likes driving around Mechs with enough power to destroy a small country? Yeah we thought everyone did. But not everyone can be an ace right off the bat out there. So if you're one of the many that would like a little tutelage in the art of Mech battles and how to get through the beautiful MechWarrior 4: Vengeance then you're going to want to check out our new extensive strategy guide for the game. And as always, the guide is FREE when you become an IGN member.

December 22, 2000 - Just in time for the holiday season, you can open up a fresh can of whoopass for your friends to enjoy as you play this new multiplayer map for the super fun MechWarrior 4: Vengeance sim/action game from Microsoft.

December 11, 2000 - Without a doubt, some of the most fun that we've had playing games this holiday season has been with the newest addition to the MechWarrior franchise. MechWarrior 4: Vengeance not only had a very decent single player campaign, but also has one of the best multiplayer games that we've come across in some time. While the trial version doesn't offer multiplayer support, it'll give you a good idea of what you can expect. The trial does feature one map from the full retail version of the game, as well as four of the 21 Mechs found in the game. The MechLab is also fully functional, allowing players to create many variations of those four Mechs: the Awesome, Catapult, Uziel, and Raven.

November 29, 2000 - Let's get one thing straight: when big robots come a callin', IGN is ready. I played the heck out of MechWarrior 2 and MechWarrior 3, so I could hardly wait for the release of this latest version, Vengeance. In many ways, the game is a big improvement over the previous titles. The animations are convincing and the graphics are spectacular. The game also has a remarkably fun multiplayer element. On the negative side, the environments aren't quite as believable and the missions aren't terribly exciting.